H
hagmeister
I want to introduce an IR heating system into an existing split load CU. It is supplied at the moment by 1 phase of a 3 phase input, controlled by a 60A main fuse and a 40A meter. The 5 existing circuits are 2 x 32A ring mains, 2 x 6A lighting and 1 x 16A water heater.
The total wattage for the heaters would be 9KW, giving a potential draw of 39.13 amps.
Is it ok if I move the 5 existing circuits to the dipole (mains) side of the split, (with rcbo protection) and route the new heating circuits thru 32A and 16A MCB's (2 heaters and 1 heater) using another rcbo as a dipole on the other side of the split, using a second phase and another 60A mains fuse + a new meter? I know I would have to clearly label the new RCBO as MAINS or should I add another mains dipole and rcbo from the second phase and meter?
Or would this be totally out of the question as there would now be 2 x 230v supplies entering 1 x 230v CU, even though it is split load? All tails - 25mm2, meters 60/80 amps, earths 10mm2, FUSES 60A and mains feed 40/50mm2 SWA.
Diversity is not easy to calculate for upgrading to 100A with 25mm2 tails and the premesis would be perceived to be commercial.
Thanks for your help - had a few confilcting bits of advice on this...as you can imagine
The total wattage for the heaters would be 9KW, giving a potential draw of 39.13 amps.
Is it ok if I move the 5 existing circuits to the dipole (mains) side of the split, (with rcbo protection) and route the new heating circuits thru 32A and 16A MCB's (2 heaters and 1 heater) using another rcbo as a dipole on the other side of the split, using a second phase and another 60A mains fuse + a new meter? I know I would have to clearly label the new RCBO as MAINS or should I add another mains dipole and rcbo from the second phase and meter?
Or would this be totally out of the question as there would now be 2 x 230v supplies entering 1 x 230v CU, even though it is split load? All tails - 25mm2, meters 60/80 amps, earths 10mm2, FUSES 60A and mains feed 40/50mm2 SWA.
Diversity is not easy to calculate for upgrading to 100A with 25mm2 tails and the premesis would be perceived to be commercial.
Thanks for your help - had a few confilcting bits of advice on this...as you can imagine